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Best Things to Do in Waltham

By travelguylife.com

Charles River Museum of Industry

The riverside Boston Manufacturing Company mill is the ideal location for a museum dedicated to industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Gore Place

The vacation home of lawyer and Federalist politician Christopher Gore is one of the few historic properties in Waltham (1758-1827).

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Downtown Waltham

Waltham's core business district is picturesque, convenient to access on foot, and packed with places to eat, buy, and have fun. It is nearly entirely concentrated on Moody Street.

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Rose Art Museum

This wonderful free museum on the Brandeis University campus is free and open to the public. It is focused on modern and contemporary art.

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Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate

Just west of Bentley University's campus in Waltham is where social reformer Robert Treat Paine (1835–1910) kept his vacation residence.

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Charles River Greenway

A continuous bike path runs along a large portion of the Charles River in Waltham, frequently on both banks.

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Lyman Estate

Built for Boston businessman Theodore Lyman in 1793, this elegant country home is now under the care of Historic New England.

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Prospect Hill Park

This Waltham wooded municipal park contains one of the highest spots within a 12-mile radius of downtown Boston.

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Embassy Cinema

One of the lucky places is Waltham, which is close to the various eateries on Moody St. and has a multiplex movie theatre downtown.

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Charles River Canoe and Kayak

The Charles River's Lakes District was created as a result of the dams that were built for Waltham's textile mills.

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